Girls’ bake sale and letter spark outpouring for Windrush Farm

HAMILTON — What started as a bake sale by Hamilton sixth-graders Mazey Loomis and Deirdre Burke has inspired a flurry of donations for Windrush Farm, a Boxford nonprofit that provides horseback riding as therapy for the disabled.

The two girls baked a total of 100 cookies for their bake sale, which netted $230. They sent the money to Windrush in honor of their friend Diana Rich, also a sixth-grader at Miles River Middle School, who takes riding lessons at Windrush.

Windrush posted the heartfelt letter Mazey and Deirdre wrote to accompany their donation on their website, windrushfarm.org, on Jan. 6. Within 24 hours, Windrush received a flurry of donations in response, including five people who pledged to match Mazey and Deirdre’s $230.

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Each year, Windrush provides an array of educational services and therapeutic activities to more than 2,150 children and adults – and their families. Founded in 1964, Windrush Farm was one of the first therapeutic equitation centers in the United States.